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Samsung Galaxy Note5 is now official

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Meet
the fifth generation Galaxy Note, though we like to think of it as the third
"era" of Note. Every other generation brings a new design language –
first two were all plastic, the second duo introduced faux leather, now Samsung
has dropped plastic completely for a metal and glass follow-up to the Galaxy
S6.

TheSamsung Galaxy Note5(no space) is an evolution of the Note
4 with S6 DNA. The bezels around the 5.7" screen are narrower, the phablet
itself is almost a millimeter thinner making it easier to hold in the hand.

The Super
AMOLED screen has QHD resolution as before, but the way it interacts with the S
Pen stylus has been revamped. The stylus is clickable, though that only serves
to get it out of its sheath. Once you do, you can start immediately taking a
note even when the screen is "off" (with AMOLED the distinction is
small).

If the screen
is already on the new Air Command shows up instead. You get to put app
shortcuts in it to make multitasking easier.

Speaking
of, the Galaxy Note5 has 4GB of RAM, up from 3GB on both the Note 4 and Galaxy
S6. This gives apps more playroom, but the Exynos 7420 chipset will have an
even bigger impact – it's currently the fastest mobile chipset on the market,
Samsung didn’t even need to overclock it as new competition is yet to catch up.

Storage is
based on the fast UFS 2.0 standard. While it outruns regular eMMC 5.0 storage,
data hoarders have been locked out of expanding the memory – the base model has
32GB, you can upgrade to 64GB and that's it. No microSD slot, no 128GB option
(Samsung discontinued the 128GB S6 in some markets).

The camera is
lifted from the Galaxy S6. A 16MP sensor behind a wide f/1.9 aperture, plus
optical image stabilization and auto real-time HDR. It can record 2160p video
or livestream 1080p to YouTube. For selfies you get a 5MP sensor and an f/1.9
aperture.

Samsung has
updated the audio department with Ultra High Quality Audio, which promises
"richer" sound. This feature will work over Bluetooth with new
compatible Level On headphones.

The Galaxy
Note5 checks wireless all boxes, but a highlight is Samsung Pay, which works
over NFC or MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission). Pay will launch in the US in
September so it will be ready when Note5s arrive in users' hands.

The
updated fingerprint sensor is available to secure transactions and other
features of the phablet.

Much like the
storage, the battery has been sealed off. What's more the capacity dropped to
3,000mAh (220mAh down). Samsung is counting on Fast Charging – both wired and
wireless! – to offset that.

The Samsung
Galaxy Note5 will be available for pre-order today, coming in Black Sapphire,
White Pearl, Gold Platinum and Silver Titanium.

It will be
available in the US on August 21, with pre-orders starting today. You can go
for a hands-on as soon as tomorrow in 7,000 locations across the US. Pricing
will be announced by the carriers.